Jesus Rodriguez #79

Full name is Jesús Eduardo Rodríguez Paez.

2024

Combined with High-A Hudson Valley and Double-A Somerset to bat .302/.375/.481 (89-for-295) with 48R, 15 doubles, four triples, 10HR, 47RBI, 33BB and 9SB in 79 games...was tied for sixth among Yankees Minor Leaguers in triples...appeared defensively in 2024 at catcher (35G/30GS), third base (23G/22GS) and left field (13GS)...threw out 21-of-103 (20.4%) attempted base stealers...Began the season with High-A Hudson Valley, hitting .332/.412/.507 (70-for-211) with 39R, 14 doubles, four triples, 5HR, 33RBI, 29BB and 7SB in 56 games...was promoted to Double-A Somerset on 6/19 and hit .226 (19-for-84) with 9R, one double, 5RBI, 14RBI, 4BB and 2SB in 23 games...Was added to the Yankees’ 40-man roster on 11/19.

2023

In 109 combined games with Single-A Tampa and High-A Hudson Valley, hit .310/.399/.450 (122-for-393) with 66R, 20 doubles, four triples, 9HR, 62RBI, 55BB and 21SB...ranked among qualified Yankees farmhands in BA (second), triples (tied for third), hits (fourth), OBP (eighth), OPS (.849, ninth), total bases (177, ninth) and SLG (10th)...combined to throw out 18-of-54 (33.3%) attempted base stealers...Began the season with Single-A Tampa, batting .297 (90-for-303) with 53R, 15 doubles, three triples, 6HR, 42RBI, 38BB and 15SB in 84 games...was promoted to High-A Hudson Valley on 8/8 and hit .356/.464/.533 (32-for-90) with 13R, five doubles, one triple, 3HR, 20RBI, 17BB and 6SB in 25 games...Following the season, appeared in 19 games for the Tigres de Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League, batting .362/.400/.493 (25-for-69) with 13R, three doubles, 2HR, 11RBI, 3BB and 4SB...Was named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star.

2022

Batted .348/.434/.576 (46-for-132) with 29R, 10 doubles, four triples, 4HR, 24RBI, 15BB and 8SB in 37 games with the FCL Yankees...Led qualified Yankees farmhands in batting average and SLG, was tied for first in OPS (1.010) and ranked fourth in OBP...ranked second in the FCL in SLG and OPS, tied for second in triples, third in batting average, fourth in OBP, fifth in total bases (76), tied for fifth in XBH (18) and tied for seventh in hits...Was named a Florida Coast League Postseason All-Star

2021

Combined with the DSL Yankees 1 and DSL Yankees 2 to hit .294/.397/.413 (37-for-126) with 28R, 15 doubles, 22RBI, 22BB and 8SB in 39 games...combined to throw out 28-of-79 (35.4%) attempted base stealers.